Tag Archives: Child Star

JUSTIN BIEBER’S Hollywood Mom PATTIE MALLETTE Champions Ontario’s Salvation Army’s Teen Pregnancy Center!

Posted on 18. May, 2012 by .

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Justin Bieber’s Hollywood Mom, Pattie Mallette, is making an urgent plea for assistance in saving the Salvation Army’s Bethesda Center in London, Ontario, Canada. The center is the home for unwed mothers where Mallette herself stayed prior to giving birth to her pop superstar son Justin, in 1994. Bethesda Centre is slated to close on May [...]

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Hollywood Moms, YOU Are The CEO!

Posted on 14. May, 2012 by .

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CEOs run the business world. Show business is a business; Therefore, Mom, you are the official Chief Executive Officer of your company, your family! If you have a talented child actor and you decide to encourage them to follow their dream, then your role as CEO becomes even more important. You will be making both [...]

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From the Momager Trenches United Kingdom: “How it All Got Started”

Posted on 08. May, 2012 by .

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Jemima Laing (a Plymouth, UK Native) tells us how her son Felix Soper, now 13, was first bitten by the acting bug after landing a part in a theatre production of Peter Pan. What got Felix started with this whole acting thing was, basically, my innate nosiness. Collecting him and a friend from drama group on [...]

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From the Momager Trenches Los Angeles: “But it’s SO competitive!”

Posted on 02. May, 2012 by .

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“But it’s SO competitive!” I don’t hear those words nearly as often as I did in the beginning or maybe I just don’t pay attention to them any more.  The beginning being when I first heard my son say “Mom, I want to be an actor.”  We’ve come a long way since then.  It took [...]

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CASTING CALL: Girls Needed for Theatre Production of “HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS!”

Posted on 20. Apr, 2012 by .

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Liz Lewis Casting is seeking LITTLE GIRLS, ages 8-13 years, for Dr. Suess’s HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! DR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! Theatre V/T: BIG LEAGUE PRODUCTIONS, INC. NON-AEA TOUR RATE: $500/wk minimum plus housing and per diem Producer: Big League Productions, Inc. Executive Producer: Daniel Sher Director: Matt August Choreographer: Bob [...]

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CASTING NEWS: Child Actor GATTLIN GRIFFITH Negotiating for Lead Role in Jason Reitman’s LABOR DAY

Posted on 18. Apr, 2012 by .

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According to the Hollywood Reporter, it appears child actor Gattlin “Getty” Griffith will join Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin in Jason Reitman’s Labor Day. HMB readers may recall that Reitman, Oscar-nominated for both Juno and Up in the Air, has been seeking actors for this role for sometime. Reitman is said to have chosen Griffith, but as of this [...]

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NEW TALENT: Daija Owens Speaks Her Mind in Primetime on BEST FRIENDS FOREVER

Posted on 04. Apr, 2012 by .

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Premiering tonight on NBC, Best Friends Forever, is a hot, new sitcom about old friends, new beginnings and awkward situations, brought to us by executive producer Scot Armstrong (Old School, Hangover 2). If you like to laugh and you want to see the child actor who will be the next big thing, trust us and tune [...]

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CHILD STAR STYLE: Isabelle Fuhrman Shines at the NYC HUNGER GAMES Screening in Blue Nile Diamonds

Posted on 22. Mar, 2012 by .

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Jeweler Blue Nile helped dress “The Hunger Games” child star, Isabelle Fuhrman, 15, who plays Clove, the deadly tribute from district 2. Fuhrman wore a modern Valentino Pre-Fall 2012 dress (celebrating their 50th anniversary this year) with fitted top and bubble skirt to the screening. She topped her look off with 5 Carat Blue Nile diamonds, Jennifer Behr hair jewelry and Giuseppe Zanotti Mary-Jane pumps.

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CHILD STAR STYLE: Kiernan Shipka Graces Grazia Magazine – Is Her Look too Mature for 12?

Posted on 19. Mar, 2012 by .

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She plays impeccably-groomed, wise beyond her years youngster Sally Draper on the hit television series, Mad Men, and some of Draper’s fashion joie de vivre has had an obvious effect on Child Star Keirnan Shipka. Dressed impeccably on every red carpet, the 12 year old Chicago-native admits to being fashion-influenced by her show, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelley [...]

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Former Child Actor & “How I Met Your Mother” Star, Alyson Hannigan “My Kids Won’t Be Child Actors!”

Posted on 03. Mar, 2012 by .

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Alyson Hannigan, known best for “Buffy,” “American Pie” and “How I Met Your Mother,” was just 4 years old when she made her acting debut in a 1978 Duncan Hines cookie mix commercial, but her own kids will not become child actors themselves if their actor-mommy has any say in the matter. “I definitely would want [...]

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EDUCATION: “We Bought A Zoo” Child Star COLIN FORD Begins Second Semester at OAKS CHRISTIAN ONLINE SCHOOL

Posted on 19. Feb, 2012 by .

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Colin Ford, a child actor of movies, television and voice-overs since the age of 5, has recently enrolled with Oaks Christian Online School (OCO) to better manage his career and school aspirations. As most HMB readers know, Colin most recently worked along side Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson (former child actors themselves) in the movie, We Bought a Zoo, [...]

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GIVING BACK: iCarly Star Reed Alexander Debuts Healthy School Meal Recipes to Every School in the USA!

Posted on 16. Feb, 2012 by .

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iCarly teen star and Celebrity Foodie Reed Alexander, 17, is taking his passion for healthy food into school cafeterias to motivate millions of kids to make healthy choices. Reed is best known for starring as the infamous Nevel Papperman on Nickelodeon’s No.1 rated comedy iCarly. Reed has collaborated with the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a non-profit organization founded by the [...]

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Former Child Actor Daniela Bobadilla, 18, to play Sheen’s 13-year-old daughter in ANGER MANAGEMENT

Posted on 14. Feb, 2012 by .

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For all the 12, 13 and 14 year old girls who auditioned last week for Charlie Sheen’s new FX comedy series, Anger Management, (my own included by the way) the bad news is: someone else got the job. The good other news is: they cast 18 to play younger – which you could kind of guess would [...]

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NEW TALENT: Child Actor David Mazouz Tackles a Tough Role in TOUCH

Posted on 25. Jan, 2012 by .

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Kiefer Sutherland returns to primetime Wednesday in the Fox drama Touch, as the father of a child who has never spoken and doesn’t communicate in any traditional ways.  Touch was created by Tim Kring, (Heroes). Like the heroic characters in Hereos, in Touch Jake has super abilities only his are with numbers and patterns which, if deciphered properly by [...]

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GIVING BACK: Former Child Star Kristy McNichol Outs Herself to Help Others

Posted on 08. Jan, 2012 by .

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Actress and former child star Kristy McNichol, 49, has come out as a lesbian in an effort to help kids who are troubled by their sexuality and who are being bullied for being different.  The former child star of 1980′s “Little Darlings,” and TV hits “Family” and “Empty Nest” dropped out of Hollywood and retired from acting in [...]

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New Entertainment Work Permit Law in Effect as of January 1, 2012

Posted on 02. Jan, 2012 by .

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Effective January 1, 2012, California Labor Code Section 1308.5 allows a parent or guardian of a minor to apply on-line for a 10 Day Temporary Entertainment Work Permit which is issued immediately upon completion of an application and payment of the $50.00 application fee. This 10 Day Temporary Entertainment Work Permit is subject to the following conditions: [...]

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IN THE NEWS: ASA BUTTERFIELD, Child Star on the Rise, Lands Hot Property ENDER’s GAME

IN THE NEWS: ASA BUTTERFIELD, Child Star on the Rise, Lands Hot Property ENDER’s GAME

Posted on 20. Nov, 2011 by .

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According to Deadline Hollywood, child actor Asa Butterfield, 14, who stars in Martin Scorsese’s Hugo with Chloe Moretz, has been offered the lead role in the highly sought after book turned film property, Ender’s Game. After screen-testing several young actors, director Gavin Hood (Wolverine) chose Butterfield to star as boy genius Andrew “Ender” Wiggin in the adaptation of the seminal Orson Scott [...]

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CHILD STAR STYLE: Kendall & Kylie Jenner Host HELLO KITTY Launch at Forever 21 Hollywood!

CHILD STAR STYLE: Kendall & Kylie Jenner Host HELLO KITTY Launch at Forever 21 Hollywood!

Posted on 19. Nov, 2011 by .

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Thursday night Forever 21 and Hello Kitty hosted a launch party for Forever 21 for Hello Kitty Collection in Hollywood. The dedicated fans of this clothing line launch were akin to fanboys at ComicCon.  Forever 21 customers flooded Hollywood Blvd., with the customer line then curling around into the Hollywood & Highland shopping complex all the way [...]

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GIVING BACK: Child Stars Nolan Gould, Kiernan Shipka & More, Team with Sesame Street to End Child Hunger

GIVING BACK: Child Stars Nolan Gould, Kiernan Shipka & More, Team with Sesame Street to End Child Hunger

Posted on 17. Nov, 2011 by .

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Modern Family’s Nolan Gould (Luke Dunphy) and Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind Sesame Street, previewed Sesame Street’s newest primetime special, Growing Hope Against Hunger, Tuesday at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank on Vernon, CA.  Nolan was joined by Murray the Muppet and fellow child stars Kiernan Shipka, Lexi Hofer, Evan Hofer, Gig Morton, Griffin Cluck, and [...]

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THEN & NOW: Christina Ricci Thankful She Is Not A Child Star in Today’s World

THEN & NOW: Christina Ricci Thankful She Is Not A Child Star in Today’s World

Posted on 23. Oct, 2011 by .

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Christina Ricci (PAN AM) became a household name in the 1990′s at age nine working on film projects like The Addams Family, Now and Then, Sleepy Hollow, Mermaids, The Ice Storm, Casper, and quickly graduated to respected indie fare like Pumpkin, The Opposite of Sex and Monster. Unlike today’s teen and child stars who are under [...]

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Child Actors In the News: Griffin Kane Makes Film Debut in CONTAGION

Child Actors In the News: Griffin Kane Makes Film Debut in CONTAGION

Posted on 06. Sep, 2011 by .

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Griffin Kane, an 8-year-old from the small village of Wilmette, Illinois, is the lucky kid cast to play the child of Matt Damon and Gwyneth Paltrow in the action-thriller “Contagion” (think updated version of “Outbreak”) debuting Friday.  Similar to it’s predecessor Outbreak, this new film is also an action-thriller about a deadly disease spread, and also features [...]

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CHILD ACTORS:  MODERN FAMILY Child Role Replaced with New Actor

CHILD ACTORS: MODERN FAMILY Child Role Replaced with New Actor

Posted on 15. Aug, 2011 by .

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ABC’s Modern Family just announced the new four-year-old actress who will be playing Lily in Season 3 is Aubrey Anderson-Emmons. She will take over the role when the sitcom returns on Sept. 21, per Entertainment Weekly, which has the first look photo. She will replace twins Jaden and Ella Hiller, who alternately played the role of Lily for [...]

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L.A. CASTING CALL: Sony Commercial

L.A. CASTING CALL: Sony Commercial

Posted on 05. Aug, 2011 by .

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People Farm is Casting for a  national, SAG, Sony Commercial spot, which will pay SAG wages. Submissions must be from the southern California area only. The following roles still need to be filled for auditions for this Monday! “Sweet 16″ Asian Kids (girls about to turn 16) Ice Hockey Kids (any ethnicity) ages 7-12 Ice [...]

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